Masterclass: Crafting Questions for Creative Research
Date and Time: Friday, November 15, 10am-12pm
Location: Studio 3, O’Donoghue Centre, University of Galway
Join artist-in-residence Chelsea Thompto for this end-of-residency masterclass. Chelsea is the first incoming artist on the ArtX (Art, Research, and Technology Exchange) Program at the Centre for Creative Technologies at University of Galway in partnership with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech.
As a research based transdisciplinary artist working across digital and traditional media, Chelsea Thompto uses questions to guide her explorations into the politics of visibility, and the trans body as a site of political violence and potential.
In this combination artist talk and workshop, participants will be introduced to the artist’s studio art practice and be invited to consider the questions that drive their own research and academic/creative interests.
This masterclass is free but registration is required.
Speaker Bio
Chelsea Thompto (she/her) is a transdisciplinary artist and educator working at the intersections of art, trans studies, and technology. Her research based studio practice spans a variety of media which often include code, video, sound, writing, and sculpture and her work has been shown nationally and internationally. Born and raised in Iowa, she has spent most of her life between the Midwest and California and is now an Assistant Professor of Creative Technologies at Virginia Tech and serves as the Executive Editor of Media-N: Journal of the New Media Caucus. She received an MFA in 4D Art and an MA in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
The residency is supported by Galway Culture Company. Read more about the residency programme here.
